Chris Wideman

MONTREAL - Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes announced today that the team has agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension (2022-23 to 2023-24) with defenseman Chris Wideman. Wideman, 32, tallied 27 points (four goals, 23 assists) in 64 games with the Canadiens in 2021-22 after signing a one-year...

It looked like Wideman’s time in the NHL was finished just a few years ago. He spent the 2019-20 season playing for the San Diego Gulls of the AHL and then went overseas to play for Torpedo Novgorod of the KHL for the 2020-21 season. Wideman scored 41 points...

The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to terms with veteran defenseman Chris Wideman on a two-year contract extension that will keep him in town through the 2023-24 season. Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports that the deal will pay Wideman $750K in 2022-23 and $775K in 2023-24. For a player like Wideman,...

The Montreal Canadiens agreed to a two-year contract extension with defenseman Chris Wideman that runs through the 2023-24 season. The

Defenseman Chris Wideman could've hit unrestricted free agency next month but instead has committed his future to the Montreal Canadiens. Per the NHL's website, Wideman has put pen to paper on a two-year contract to remain with Montreal. While financial terms of the agreement weren't officially announced, Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette reports the deal is worth $1.525M and carries an annual salary-cap hit of $762,500.

HabsWorld.net -- Chris Wideman will be sticking around with the Habs for a couple more years as the team announced on Monday that they’ve signed the veteran to a two-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but multiple reports suggest Wideman will receive the minimum salary in each season. That means he’d make $750,000 next year and $775,000 in 2023-24 for a cap hit of $762,500.

Wideman put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension with Montreal on Monday. Wideman is coming off a career year for the Habs this season in which he set new personal bests in assists (23), points (27) and power-play points (12). It's the first multi-year deal the defenseman has signed since February of 2016, having played the last three seasons on one-year contracts. Even with his increased offensive output, Wideman shouldn't be expected to offer more than mid-range fantasy value heading into the 2022-23 campaign.

Wideman had a goal and two assists in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Devils. His goal a 1:11 started a third-period frenzy that pushed starter Andrew Hammond out of the net. Wideman has been particularly prolific in his last 12 games, putting up 12 points (two goals, 10 helpers). Many players have responded well to the teachings of new coach Marty St. Louis and that includes Wideman, who seems to be thriving.

Wideman will be a healthy scratch Saturday against the Lightning. There is no injury at play with Wideman's expected absence Saturday. He's simply sitting to make room for the return of Ryan Poehling (upper body). The team's decision to scratch Wideman is a bit of an odd one considering he has nine points in his last 10 games.

Wideman (undisclosed) will miss Saturday's game against the Lightning, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports. The reason for Wideman's absence remains unclear, but he won't play in the Stanley Cup Final rematch. His next chance to suit up will come Tuesday against the Senators.

Wideman scored a goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Panthers. Wideman opened the scoring just 2:32 in, extending his point streak to four games. The veteran defenseman's second-period helper was his ninth point in the last nine games, as Wideman has been a surprisingly consistent source of offense recently. He's hanging around on waivers in the vast majority of leagues, so fantasy managers in need of scoring from the blue line should consider giving Wideman a look after this latest strong showing.

Wideman logged an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Devils. Wideman has been productive lately with seven assists in his last eight games. Five of those helpers have come with the man advantage. The 32-year-old is a bit of a power-play specialist at this point in his career. He's up to a career-high 20 points, 12 of which have been power-play assists. He's added 62 shots on net, 49 PIM, 36 hits, 35 blocked shots and a minus-20 rating in 53 outings.

Wideman had a power-play assist, one shot on goal and two blocked shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs. Wideman, as the point man on the power play, directed a pass to Cole Caufield, who wristed a bullet past Erik Kallgren in the second period. Five of Wideman's last six points have been power-play helpers. The blueliner is up to 19 points (11 on the power play) through 52 games.

Wideman had a power-play assist and one blocked shot in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Panthers. Montreal's power play has been hot of late, and Wideman is part of the success. He has five assists in the last six games with four of those helpers on the man-advantage unit. He has 10 power-play assists and 18 points overall through 51 games.

Wideman dished out two assists -- one on the power play -- in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Flyers. Wideman assisted on both of Nick Suzuki's second-period goals, the first of which came on the power play. The veteran defenseman is making the most of his prominent role with the extra man, as three of Wideman's four points over the last four games have come in that special teams situation.